A Boulder District judge ruled Wednesday that prosecutors have enough evidence to continue pursuit of two counts of first-degree murder and one count of first-degree assault against a Frederick man accused of stabbing three people — two fatally — at a Longmont party in January.

Boulder District Judge Andrew MacDonald also ruled that Secundino "Dino" Martinez will continue to be held without bond at the Boulder County Jail in the case. The judge's decision came after listening to testimony on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning about the Jan. 12 fight and stabbings that left Jerrad Wallace and Brian Farmer dead and seriously injured Trevor Dolifka.

Martinez is scheduled for arraignment on the charges on April 18 in Boulder District Court.

According to police testimony, Martinez attended a party at 712 Francis St. in Longmont and angered a number of other guests over the course of the evening with his behavior. Witnesses told police that he grabbed one girl's breast and used crude names to describe others. Tensions escalated as insults continued at the party and the other guests asked him to leave during a discussion during which he briefly had taken a kitchen knife and placed it in the band of his pants, according to police testimony about the investigation.

The party's host told police he asked Martinez to return the knife, and he apparently did because it was found in the kitchen later. Martinez reportedly apologized to the girl witnesses said he groped, but he made comments about stabbing people if they did not calm down before he left the house, Longmont Police Detective Stacey Graham said.

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Police testified on Tuesday that one of the girls who attended the party, Haley Smith, followed Martinez out because she was still angry over his comments and announced to others that Martinez couldn't leave because he disrespected her. She told police she started the fight by punching Martinez and that others jumped into the fray as well, Graham said Wednesday.

None of the witnesses reported seeing a knife during the fight, including Dolifka, who suffered knife wounds.

Martinez was arrested at Walmart in east Longmont about 3 a.m. Jan. 12. Police reports show he had blood from two of the victims on his clothes. Graham noted he denied the stabbings and never claimed self-defense. Instead, he said he was protecting his friend, who he said suffered the brunt of the attack. Other witnesses said Martinez was attacked.

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